We are always watching Facebook, news articles, etc. for new places to visit. Marty’s GM is one of those places that we recently heard about. Marty’s GM opened in May, it is located in the Irondale area in the shopping area with Southeastern Salvage and the antique store that used to be Walmart. It is…
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We are empty-nesters enjoying life's adventures.
Smokin’ Hot!!!
Saturday Jeff took me to a restaurant that he has been to a few times with the work group. It’s called Smokin’ Hot Sports Grill. It is somewhere in the Bessemer/McCalla area. Jeff said that it had been a run down house on the lot for a long time and they have put the restaurant…
Mmmmm Chocolate!!
What’s not to love about chocolate?!?! Peterbrook Chocolatier has been on our list of places to visit for quite sometime. We had to make time for it when visiting Tuscaloosa. A few weeks ago we took an impromptu trip to Tuscaloosa and made sure they were on the list. They had all things Chocolate. There…
Road Trippin’
Last Friday I asked Jeff late in the afternoon “Wanna spend 5 hours on the road tomorrow and go visit Laurel, MS and end the day in Mobile?” Not the way I should have started the message I guess. But he agreed. So we got up early Saturday morning and headed for Laurel, MS. Laurel…
Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q
We recently were in the Bessemer area with the family, and had the chance to visit Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q. Julie had never eaten at a Bob Sykes, but thinks her sister worked at the one in Sumiton when Julie was little. I do remember eating at the one on Highway 78 when I was young. …
A sampling of Moh-Beel tastes
So recently we’ve made a few trips to Mobile for various reasons. We helped move Tyler into his new Townhome most recently. Over the last couple of trips though, we’ve been able to visit a few new restaurants for us, and we wanted to share our quick thoughts on each one! Goldfingers – Amy works…
Our 25th Anniversary
25 years ago we stood before our family and friends and said I Do! at Dora Church of God. We were married by Brother Bill Ridgeway. To celebrate our anniversary we took the day off and went to Chattanooga. We’ve enjoyed spending the day together. We had lunch at the Honest Pint. I recently worked…
Kemp’s Kitchen
A couple weeks ago we were in the Trussville area and decided to try a new restaurant. I’m not sure how long they have been open maybe a couple months. Anyway it’s called Kemp’s Kitchen. They had an American flag painted on the wall by the door, a huge flag hanging in the back of…
Tiptoeing thru the Tulips
Over the years I have passed the white fence that lines this property many many times on the way to visit family. So I guess in some ways it’s a part of my childhood. This fence now surrounds American Village. This was Jeff’s first time, I went on a field trip with Tyler when…
Long Road Home
We’ve had a busy weekend already and it’s just Saturday afternoon. Last night we went bowling with a small group from church. We stopped in at Taziki’s and ended up having dinner with friends that were also on the way to meet up with the small group. I actually tried something new. I had the…